The Goa Panchayats (Meetings) Rules, 1996 — The Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994

-1- The Goa Panchayats (Meetings) Rules, 1996 Department of Panchayati Raj and Community Development Directorate of Panchayat Notification 2/DP/DR-MR/95 Whereas the draft of the Goa Panchayats (Meetings) Rules, 1995, was published as required by sub-section (1) of section 240 of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act; 1994 (Goa Act 14 of 1994), at pages 316 to 319 of the Extraordinary Official Gazette, Series [ No. 31, dated 2nd November; 1995 under Notification No. 1/DP/DR-EP/9S dated 28-9-1995 of the Department of Community Development & Panchayats inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby before the expiry of thirty days from the date of publication of the said Notification in the Official Gazette. And Whereas the said Gazette was made available to the public on 2nd November, 1995; And Whereas objections/suggestions received from the public on the said draft have been considered by the Government: Now, Therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 52 and 54 read with sub-section (1) of section 240 of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (Goa Act 14 of 1994), the Government of Goa hereby makes the following rules, namely: 1. Short title and commencement: (1) These rules may be called the Goa Panchayats (Meetings) Rules, 1996. (2) They shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions. In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, Act" means the Goa Panchayat Raj Act; 1994 (Act 14 of 1994); b "clear days" means days exclusive of the day of issue of a notice Or intimation; and of the day of meeting; "motion means proposal to evoke action o the part of the Panchayat and includes an amendment of a motion; (d) 'member' means member of Panchayat; words used but not defined shall have same meanings as assigned to them in the Act. 3. P